STIMULATE

stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up

(verb) cause to be alert and energetic; “Coffee and tea stimulate me”; “This herbal infusion doesn’t stimulate”

stimulate, excite

(verb) act as a stimulant; “The book stimulated her imagination”; “This play stimulates”

induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make

(verb) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; “The ads induced me to buy a VCR”; “My children finally got me to buy a computer”; “My wife made me buy a new sofa”

provoke, stimulate

(verb) provide the needed stimulus for

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

(verb) cause to occur rapidly; “the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions”

stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir

(verb) stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; “These stories shook the community”; “the civil war shook the country”

stimulate, excite, stir

(verb) stir feelings in; “stimulate my appetite”; “excite the audience”; “stir emotions”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

stimulate (third-person singular simple present stimulates, present participle stimulating, simple past and past participle stimulated)

To encourage into action.

To arouse an organism to functional activity.

Synonyms

• (encourage): encourage, induce, incite, provoke; see also incite

• (arouse): animate, arouse, energize, energise, excite, perk up; see also enliven

Antonyms

• (arouse): de-energize, sedate, stifle

Anagrams

• multiseat, mutilates, ultimates

Source: Wiktionary

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Stim"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stimulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Stimulating.] Etym: [L. stimulatus, p.p. of stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a goad. See Stimulus.]

1. To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of glory. To excite and stimulate us thereunto. Dr. J. Scott.

2. (Physiol.)

Definition: To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity.

Syn.

– To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate; irritate; exasperate; incense.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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